Acolyte and Master

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Acolyte noun - One who follows the opinions or teachings of another.

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Master is an antonym for acolyte.

Master noun - A person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field.

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Acolyte is an antonym for master.

female	female acolyte	female master
single	single acolyte	single master
powerful	powerful acolyte	powerful master
male	male acolyte	male master
Other adjectives: young, new, former, fallen, official, unnamed, younger.

Much of Saiyuki is set in Buddhist temples and there are in-story references to master/acolyte relationships (specifically a possible relationship between Sanzo (then Koryuu) and his fond foster-father Koumyou).

Source: Lover and Beloved
Acolyte of Pain, Coldlight Oracle, Cult Master, and Divine Favor are similarly abused, but they're nowhere near as bad as the other three.

Source: Game Breaker / Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Not even the philosopher's stone abilities of one of the Acolyte master paths, which lets them use any force power untrained, can let them use the elemental magic of the witches/warlocks, and likewise, the witches/warlocks are unable to use Sith Sorcery or Alchemy.

Source: Website / New Sith Brotherhood

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